I, Asuna, don't want to travel around the world

"Hello, I'm Seleu Yubiki..."

Hey, what's wrong with this guy? He looks so depressed, how weird!

Sailu, who was about to introduce himself, was stunned by Will's dejected look, and even stopped talking about introducing himself.

However, when she followed a faint fragrance to the kitchen, she discovered that all the normal people were hiding in the kitchen eating!

(Will:???)

So, after Kurome, Celia and her biological Teigu Xiaobi also joined in, and even seemed to be chatting happily with Borus? !

Especially after seeing Polus's skillful cooking skills, he couldn't help but ask for advice.

Outside the house, listening to the various noises coming from the kitchen, the lonely Will once again fell into deep self-doubt.

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At the gate of the mansion.

"Dr. Fashion?"

The young guard looked at the name on the envelope and couldn't help but twitch his lips.

"Master Shi... Fashion, please follow me."

"Brother, you can just call me Mr. Fashion."

"Okay... okay, Mr. Fashion..."

Damn, why is this guy looking at me so strangely? Hey, hey, don’t come over here and give me that creepy smile!

The young guard successfully experienced the feeling of living a year in a day. After finally sending this perverted guy to the reception room, he left in a hurry.

"Lord Esdeath, what kind of people are you recruiting..."

Why isn't there a normal one???

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"Hey, hello, boy, I'm D..."

"Ah, hello, hello, please don't disturb me for now, thank you."

"Oh, it seems like a young man who is immersed in his own troubles and can't extricate himself. Why, do you need my help to enlighten him?"

Although his introduction was interrupted, the fashion guru still saw Will's muscular body hidden under his clothes.

After all, as a talented scientist who is keen on studying human life sciences, this fashionable gentleman has studied the bodies of countless death row prisoners. He can be said to have learned the ability to see through objects (only for men) without any guidance.

Therefore, when he finds a man who arouses his interest, he will naturally not give up halfway because of this setback.

At this moment, Will didn't know that he had been targeted by a man who was very dangerous in some sense...

"No, that's not necessary. The others are in the kitchen over there, go find them..." Will's tone was still low, he leaned on the table, stretched out his arm, bent his wrist, and pointed to the kitchen behind him.

"Okay then, let's talk about it later." Dr. Shishang lifted the only tuft of white hair on his head and walked into the kitchen.

93Huh? Why are you so handsome? !

Not long after, a handsome blond man wearing a white windbreaker appeared in front of the mansion gate.

When the young guard saw the man taking out the envelope, he couldn't help but look at the man in front of him carefully again, and was shocked!

Because, the man in front of me is almost as handsome as the author (key point!) and the reader of this book!

It even made him inexplicably think of the strange operation of "voting and rewarding three times in a row"? !

It's really scary!

(GeGe (author): Are you here? I definitely don’t have any female readers, so I just praised you guys for being handsome, why don’t you hurry up and do it in a row? Coo coo coo.)

"Lord Lan, please follow me..."

The young guard suppressed his inexplicable emotions and brought the man, who was almost as handsome as you readers, to the reception room.

At this point, the young guard had finally completed his mission and no longer had to worry about encountering an imperial weapon user with some quirks.

Soon after, pieces of news were placed on the desks of the bigwigs in the imperial capital. Not only did they contain information about the people Esdeath had summoned, but also their experiences over the years were roughly written down.

However, no matter how well-informed those people are, they cannot control the information of everyone.

Just like Porus, who came from the Empire's Incineration Corps and had carried out countless secret missions. Even if the imperial high-ranking officials wanted to get detailed information about him, it would depend on their positions in the empire.

A fat man like Ernest naturally got a detailed information of all of them, but as for the others, it depended on the size of their official positions and their personal connections.

Apart from Borus, not everyone can check the identity information of people like Hei Tong and Shi Shang. After all, the departments they were in before cannot be exposed to the sun.

Just like Hei Tong, as one of the empire's killers, those people didn't even know her name.

I didn’t even know what he looked like until today.

In the end, the people who had the most detailed information that the big shots could get were Will from the Imperial Navy, Sailu from the Imperial Capital Guard, and Ran who "changed career path".

However, none of this matters to them, as long as those gathered together by Esdeath can protect their safety.

Well, some bigwigs in the imperial capital said so in their hearts.

And Asuna was naturally counted among these so-called "big shots".

Although he has a large number of undercover agents under his command, he is currently at the center of the imperial capital. He doesn't know how many people are watching him around his mansion. How could his subordinates be exposed easily?

You have to know that we only have so many people to bring to the imperial capital. Whenever someone in the mansion goes out, there will be no less than ten people following him from a distance. But if he has little contact with other people, these spies will definitely keep an eye on him and then slowly investigate whether his identity is clean.

Asuna didn't want her men to be exposed because of this. Besides, the purpose of Esdeath gathering those people was to deal with the Night Raid Organization. She had helped them so much these days, and now it was time to let them be self-reliant.

However, even though Asuna did not take the initiative to send people to investigate the identities of Borus and others, Kayaba Akihabara still conducted an investigation diligently.

Although, the information is not very detailed.

The next day at noon, in the study of the mansion.

After Asuna finished looking through the information on the desk, she stopped paying attention and asked, "Are they all imperial tool users?

It seems that those who attacked at night have finally met an opponent of equal strength."

Although Borus and others are strong, Asuna does not take them seriously. After all, in her mansion alone, there are nearly twenty guards who are as strong as them or even stronger than them. The only one she needs to pay attention to is Esdeath.

Although Asuna could have handed her over to Kayaba Akihabara to deal with, but it was getting boring all the time and Asuna felt a little bored, so she decided to just treat it as a way to stretch her muscles.

After all, there was no way for her to improve her strength in this world. Even the purpose of being sent to this world was just to save the people of the empire.

Now, Asuna is fully confident that after dealing with those guys in the imperial capital, she can quickly send troops to suppress the entire empire.

However, although she could quickly end the battle in the imperial capital, it would take some time to mobilize military forces in the north and west, especially since there was a time bomb of rebels in the empire. Asuna didn't want the rebels to attack the city without restraint just after she dealt with the ministers. She would then have to send soldiers to attack them, which would be a waste of time.

Therefore, Asuna did not choose to start a war rashly, but instead thought of using Esdeath to deal with the rebels.

After all, they are old rivals. With the hatred that Esdeath has accumulated among the rebels, those who want to overthrow the empire and realize their own desires will definitely find ways to get rid of Esdeath and her subordinates.

If there is really no opportunity, Asuna can only volunteer to deal with the leaders of the rebels, then come back to report, find an opportunity to suppress the uncertainties in the imperial capital, and finally lead the troops directly south.

Asuna is still very confident in her soldiers, especially their terrifying infectious power. As long as they are stationed in a town for a few months, they can completely "convert" the rebel forces there and turn them into their own people. There is no need to worry about any unexpected problems.

By then, as long as the thoughts of the entire empire are unified, Asuna can make drastic changes and reform the entire empire according to the reform policies of the north and the west!

By then, I should be able to go home, right?

Asuna was a little uncertain.

Before coming to this world, Asuna would never have thought that she would stay here for so long. It has been nearly ten years since she was born. Although time has not left any traces on her body, the changes in her heart are irreversible.

Nearly ten years of time and experience have left countless deep memories in Asuna's mind, among which battles and political intrigues occupy the vast majority.

And Asuna's personality has gradually changed during these ten years.

94 Martial Arts Competition

No one remains unchanged, especially when the environment she is in forces her to change. Even if that person does not want to change, she will slowly succumb under the power of time.

After all, it only takes less than a year to develop a good habit, but Asuna has been in this world for nearly ten years.

Even Kayaba Akigao worried from time to time whether Asuna could return to their world with the mentality of a normal person.

In a sense, those who have gone through so many things without changing themselves can be considered as people with strong will.

"Do we need to intervene at that time, or should we just leave it alone?" asked Kayaba Jingyan.

"As long as no one dies, don't worry about them." Asuna said lightly.

They were well aware of Night Raid's strength. Unless Esdeath took action personally, these people listed in the information should not pose any life-threatening danger to them.

"When will the personnel list arrive?" Asuna asked.

"We will probably reach the imperial capital tomorrow or the day after tomorrow." Kayaba Jingyan estimated the time and said.

If there were not so many spies around them, they could also take the initiative to place marks in the imperial capital and contact the "staff" who were originally sent to the imperial capital.

But there is nothing they can do, as they are surrounded by spies. Although they can send people wearing invisibility cloaks, Esdeath and her group of imperial tool users have already arrived in the imperial capital. Who knows if they have any reconnaissance-type imperial tools in their hands.

Asuna didn't want her men to sacrifice in vain, so she could only wait until the personnel list was sent to the imperial capital before taking the initiative to contact them.

In fact, if Asuna acted quickly, she might not even need those spies who had been lurking in the imperial capital for many years. However, in order to take control of the various departments of the empire as quickly as possible and prevent accidental injuries to her own people, Asuna chose to wait.

"I don't know what they discussed..."

Asuna's index finger gently ran across the information on the desk. She seemed to be thinking, but in fact she seemed a little distracted.

"Given his personality, he shouldn't hesitate too long." Kayaba Jingyan said softly.

"That's right." Asuna nodded.

However, what she didn't expect was that Esdeath's first action after arriving in the imperial capital was not to search for Night Raid's bases and informants in the imperial capital, but to hold a martial arts competition to win a bride.

That afternoon, Esdeath directly booked the dueling arena in the imperial capital and made a big announcement that she was going to hold a martial arts competition to recruit a husband.

The final winner of the duel, as long as he gets her approval, can directly become the husband of this wealthy lady from the empire!

Really get rich overnight.JPG

Because this matter had already been approved by the young emperor and the ministers, the entire event was held without any resistance. It even received support from the royal family. The pre-publicity for the event alone lasted for three days!

Those cities that were closer to the imperial capital even held small knockout tournaments, with the aim of selecting the top three from their own cities and then sending them to the imperial capital to try their luck. Maybe one of them would become the general's husband and directly drive the development of the city.

However, those cities that are farther away from the imperial capital are not so lucky.

There are no telephone networks in this world, and even traveling depends entirely on carriages and dangerous vehicles. The speed of information transmission is extremely slow. Perhaps, by the time Esdeath's martial arts competition is over, those cities in remote areas of the empire have just received the news.

A large number of people who thought “I can do it, I can do it!” began to flock to the imperial capital, which immediately boosted the economy of the imperial capital and made this “dead” city rarely revitalized.

And if they were to launch a night attack, it would be impossible for them not to know the news.

Although their purpose is not to "get rich overnight" but simply to obtain intelligence, it would be a good idea if they could persuade Esdeath to become their own person by whispering in her ear.

However, the problem is that Brand, as a member of the Imperial Army, has long been exposed. No matter how strong he is, he cannot "contribute" to the cause of the rebels.

Although Tatsumi doesn't look very capable, he has become a good man after Brand's special training. Moreover, his identity has not been exposed, so he can give it a try.

As for Lubbock, he has no chance at all.

When he took off his clothes, there was no flesh on his body. He was no match for Brand, and there was also a big gap between him and Tatsumi. No need to think about it, he was eliminated!

It's a pity that there are only three men in the night attack, and only one can be used, and that one may not be able to fight to the end. Oh, forget it, let's just treat it as collecting intelligence.

With this idea in mind, after undergoing two days of devilish training from Brand, Tatsumi was thrown into the Night Raid's base in the imperial capital with a bitter face, waiting for Esdeath to announce the start of the "martial arts competition to win a bride".

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Early in the morning of the fourth day, at the Imperial Capital Arena.

"Ok?"

"You want to compete?"

"Go over there with your sign and wait. When your name is called, go on stage."

Because of the three-day extensive publicity, the arena, which was originally only open to nobles and wealthy businessmen, has become packed with people.

After Tatsumi finally signed up, the other party just casually threw a sign at him, and that was all.